CogSci 3790: Introduction to Cognitive Sciencehttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com
Georgia Institute of TechnologyThu, 15 Feb 2018 23:54:05 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com/https://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.pngCogSci 3790: Introduction to Cognitive Sciencehttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com
A few more notes about the final paperhttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/a-few-more-notes-about-the-final-paper/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/a-few-more-notes-about-the-final-paper/#respondSun, 29 Apr 2007 11:06:03 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/a-few-more-notes-about-the-final-paper/I’ve had a few queries since Friday about the format of the final paper, so just in case you missed it or I was unclear, here are the general requirements:

8-12 pages

1.5 spaced (not double-spaced)

11 or 12-point font

No title page is needed (but do include a title, your name, and your email).

Papers are due by 2:50 pm on Tuesday. If you email me your paper, please send a PDF or Word document with the name “lastname-firstname-final-paper”.

Other things that I encourage:

Try to keep your paper argument-centered: have a clear claim (not a general statement of fact or an open question) to kick off your paper, and construct your argument point by point.

Give time to opposing views (especially if you find yourself parroting the line of one or more of your sources).

Avoid using encyclopedias (including wikipedia) as sources, although a little of this is okay.

Be wary of websites as sources — many are great, but some are awful. Use your best judgment.

Good luck on your papers!

]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/a-few-more-notes-about-the-final-paper/feed/0Ron FergusonDue date for the final paperhttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/due-date-for-the-final-paper/
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:08:41 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/due-date-for-the-final-paper/The final paper is due on Tuesday, May 1 at 2:50 pm. You may email me the paper (as you did previously for the outlines and minidrafts) or you may place a hardcopy in my inbox at TSRB.

I hope that you’ve found the process of working through the paper outlines and drafts to be productive. After digging through all the intermediate material, I’m looking forward to seeing the final results on Tuesday.

]]>Ron FergusonMinidraft grades are uphttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/minidraft-grades-are-up/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/minidraft-grades-are-up/#respondWed, 25 Apr 2007 14:39:05 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/minidraft-grades-are-up/All the minidrafts should now be graded, so if you don’t have a grade on WebCT and turned in a draft, please let me know.
]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/minidraft-grades-are-up/feed/0Ron FergusonCalling all cyborgshttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/calling-all-cyborgs/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/calling-all-cyborgs/#respondMon, 23 Apr 2007 20:06:40 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/calling-all-cyborgs/In my earlier email, I neglected to mention the people who were working on the cyborg paper. Please come to class on Wednesday.
]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/calling-all-cyborgs/feed/0Ron FergusonExtra credit assigment (12 pts)https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/extra-credit-assigment-12-pts/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/extra-credit-assigment-12-pts/#respondMon, 23 Apr 2007 14:42:43 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/extra-credit-assigment-12-pts/Several people (including those who may have missed a quiz) wanted to know about the extra credit assignment. Here it is. It is based on the embodied cognition article that we were going to read this week, and so you may want to come to Wedesday office hours if you need some help:

1. Describe and discuss six different affordances that you use on an everyday basis.

2. Describe 2 false affordances that you’ve encountered.

UPDATE: This assignment is due by Friday at 5 pm. Please send via email using a format similar to that for the previous assignments.

]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/extra-credit-assigment-12-pts/feed/0Ron FergusonNotes on the final paperhttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/notes-on-the-final-paper/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/notes-on-the-final-paper/#respondWed, 18 Apr 2007 14:49:53 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/notes-on-the-final-paper/I’m still working through the mini-drafts, which are pretty good. I’ll probably continue working on them through Friday.

Some of you may wonder about the general scoring scheme for the paper. The grades are: 15 points for the proposal, 20 for the outline, and 35 for the mini-draft. Then there wil be 130 points for the final paper. This total of 200 points will then turn into 30% of your final grade.

In general, about half of the final grade will be for readability and clarity of argument, and the other half will be for content (how well you demonstrate understanding of the material).

]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/notes-on-the-final-paper/feed/0Ron FergusonAdditional notes on Exam 2https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/additional-notes-on-exam-2/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/additional-notes-on-exam-2/#respondWed, 18 Apr 2007 14:46:48 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/additional-notes-on-exam-2/As I noted in class, Exam 2 will look a lot like Exam 1 — 60% multiple choice (or similar) and 40% medium-answer. The exam will cover chapters 5-12, plus the lectures and additional readings (which is Brooks, essentially). Because this is a pretty large range of topics, I won’t be including Biederman or perception on the exam (although I will include imagery).

The study sheets and lecture slides for Exam 2 are now available. Good luck!

]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/additional-notes-on-exam-2/feed/0Ron FergusonWorking through the outlineshttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/working-through-the-outlines/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/working-through-the-outlines/#respondWed, 11 Apr 2007 20:29:13 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/working-through-the-outlines/Many of you have already received my comments and grade for your outline (I’ve gotten about 35 done). The rest should be sent out sometime between today and Friday.

For the mini-drafts that are due on Monday, just try to write out 2-3 pages of what you think the eventual essay will be. You don’t have to cover the whole essay, of course, and solid paragraphs and sentences are better than an outline style. Of course, if there is a section that you’ll add later that you want to note, you can always include it in brackets, as in “[Here’s where I’m going to show that ants are altruistic.]”

We’ll also use email-based submission of the mini-drafts, like for the outlines. So, when you have a mini-draft just email it to me as an attachment using the same name format: “lastname-firstname-draft”.

]]>https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/working-through-the-outlines/feed/0Ron FergusonHelpful articles for the final paperhttps://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/helpful-articles-for-the-final-paper/
https://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/helpful-articles-for-the-final-paper/#respondFri, 06 Apr 2007 14:05:41 +0000http://cogsci3790.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/helpful-articles-for-the-final-paper/Based on what I see in the proposals, a lot of people are struggling with the material for the final papers. This isn’t entirely unexpected — most of you are just getting into the topics. All the same, I wanted to offer a few pointers to useful articles to get you started. I’ve posted these articles on a public Google notebook page.

This page is a draft — expect it to expand over the next week or so.

If you find other useful articles and want to share them (and there’s no reason not to — the paper is not a zero-sum game), please email them to me or post them as comments here.